President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to empowering Nigerians through skills acquisition and sustainable livelihoods, as 700 beneficiaries graduated from a 10-day Federal Government vocational training programme in Oyo State. Dr Abiola Arogundade, Senior Special Assistant…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has described the Federal Government’s vocational training and empowerment initiative as a game changer in tackling poverty and unemployment, particularly among young Nigerians. The initiative, being implemented under the National Poverty…
By Rédaction Africanews with agencies Saudi Arabia said three civilians have been killed and 36 people injured in attacks on two of its airports in Riyadh, which Yemen’s Houthi’s have claimed responsibility for. The two incidents on Tuesday and Wednesday…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Guinea-Bissau’s planned December legislative and presidential polls are in limbo after the electoral commission on Thursday said conditions to hold them had not been met. They are meant to restore civilian rule after a coup…
Moove, a mobility fintech backed by Uber, has ended its operations in Nigeria and planned to transfer ownership of vehicles to its Nigerian customers and workforce, to ensure that every member of staff gets at least one car, The fintech…
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced Wednesday that France will release 10 million barrels of diesel from its strategic reserves to help ease pressure on the fuel market. The diesel reserves will be made available to distributors in France, a…
A candidate vaccine against the Bundibugyo Ebola virus is undergoing a new phase of clinical trials in Uganda, an official at the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday, as efforts continue to contain an outbreak in the…
By Rédaction Africanews Twenty graduates abducted while travelling to begin Nigeria’s national youth service have been found alive after a week-long search, authorities say. The group was located in Imo State on Wednesday, days after armed men seized them while…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is creating new possibilities for nonprofits across Africa to expand access to services, strengthen programme delivery, and address challenges in areas ranging from health and education to livelihoods and agriculture. A new report from The Bridgespan Group…
A group of 20 young people who were abducted in south-east Nigeria last week have been rescued, police say. The graduates were kidnapped on 1 October while they were travelling for a national community service programme in the Abia and…
